Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi met in Tehran on Monday night with visiting Azeri President Ilham Aliyev and discussed the latest developments in bilateral relations and regional issues.
President Aliyev referred to Iran's regional status and said Iran is a great and respected country in the eyes of the Azeri people. Aliyev expressed satisfaction over the talks with Iranian senior officials and said the two countries' cooperation has always been sincere and positive, <i>IRNA</i> reported.
He hailed Iran's technical and industrial abilities in production of machineries and said this is one of the fields for exchanging experience between Tehran and Baku.
Kharrazi, for his part, said Tehran-Baku relations have always been based on mutual respect, good neighborly relations, religious commonalities and cultural interests. He added, "By continuation of current dialogue we hope to be able to deepen and strengthen new capacities in our ties".
